The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-04

' A MENDMENT TO THE CoNSrITUrrcy
a proposed 10 tho citizens Of this commoL
wealth Tor their approval or rejection BY N
General Assembly OF the Cont weslfh
iPennsylvana. Published by order Of tho Sat
retary Of the Commonwealth. 10 pursuance o,
Article XVIII Of the Constitution.
joint resolution propOsing an amendment 20
tho constitution Of tho common voalth
sKCr ION j. he II resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of tho uommonwesl lth
of PenueylNsnia In General Assembly met, tn al
Tho following Is proposed as an amendment OF
the constituii oi tho Commonwealth 4 Ponu-
eylvania ia accordance with tho provisions OF
tho eighteenth article thereof
AMENDMENT
Strike ont from section one, Of article eight,
the iour qualifications for voters which reads
1ftwcniy Two yoars OF arc or upwards, he
shall have paid, within two wears, a state or
county tax, which shall have boen assessed {
lonsi two months, and paid at least one month
before the electicu,' so that tho section which
reads ss follows
Every male citizen, twonty.rne years ofage
possessing the folljwiug qualifications, shalt
DO entitled TO vote ut ali oections
Second. lilo shall havc resided In tho statc
one yoar tor II, having previously boon u luoli.
led eleetor or native born citizen of the state q.
he shall have removed therofrOm and roturnei
theD six monthsl Immediately preceding the
election.
Third. lie shall have resided In the election
district whore he shall otter TO vote Mt least
tisn.
Fourth. Iftwenty.two years Of ago or up.
wards, no snail haye paid, within two years, a
state or county tax, which shall have been GB.
sessod at least two months. aud paid at least
one month before tho electien," shall be
amended, go ns to road as follows
Every male citizen twcnty.onc years Of age.
possessing the following qualiiicaiiOns, ghRii
be entitled 10 vote at thg polling place OF the
election district of which he sh III at tho tine
bo resident and not elsewhere
First. lie shall have been a citizen Of the
United statos at least thirty days.
n al 4 .N..N Ia =
one year tor ~, having previously bcen quail
fed eleotor or native horn citizon OF tho Etsto
he shall have removed thoreirum and returned. .
then six monthsl Immediately preceding tie
election,
Third lie shall have resided IN tho election
district where he shall oner 20 vOtc NJ least
ihltty daye immediately preceding the election
Tho legislature, at the session thereof next
aftor tho adoption Of this section, shGlI, ana
IRON tlme to tlmo thereafter may, enact laws
10 oproperty enforce this provision.
Fourth. Every male citizen Of tho axe Of
twenty-ono years. who shall have been citL
zen for thirty days ami al inhabitlnt OF this
state one rear next preceding an election, OK.
ecpt nj municipal elections, aud for the last
thirty days n resident of the election diHtrict
in which ho may onor hls vote, shall 10 entitled
10 yoto at such election In the election district
OF whioh he shall at tho time DO u resident and
not elsewhoro FOR ali officers that now are or
hereafter may DO elected by the people Pr3.
vlded. Ihit Ia time OF war no elector IN tho
actual military sorvIco of the state or OF tho
shall be deprived OF bis voto by reason OF his
abscnce from such election district, mud the
legislature SHALL have power to provide tho
manner In which and the time aud place at
which such absent electors may vote, and for
the return aud canvas of tRcir votes Ia the
election district In which they respectively re-
Side.
Finn. For the purpose Of voting, no person
shnll DO deemed ~ have gained or lost u resi-.
dence by reason ot his presence or absence
While cmpl0yod In tho service OF the United
states or tho state, nor whIlo engaged Ia the
navigation of the waters Of the State or OF tue
high seas, nor whilo stud ont OF any college or
seminary OF learning, nor while Kept at any
altnshouee or public Institution, except tho ia.
mates OF any home Tor disabled and indigeut
sOldicrB ana sailors, who for tho purpose OF
toiIg, shall be doomed TO reside in tho elso
tiOn district whore sald home ~ located. Laws
shall DO msdo fer ascertainiug, by proper
proofs, the citizone who shall bo entitled 10
the right of suffrage hereby established.
u truo copy OF tho joint resolution.
CHARLES W. STONE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.